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SPEEDY CENTRE SHOT BLEEDS IN HER RACE RACEOakland Oakland Racing Is Spirited but Favorite Backers Have Unlucky Day Oakland Cal May 19 After four upsets in succession Walter Miller materialized with a favor 1 ite in Martinmas in the lifth race and A Walsh with another in Boggs in the sixth The successes of these two public choices helped some but on tin whole todays racing at Oakland spelled disaster for the specuhitivcly inclined Emma Lady Kitty Eyebright and Grace i all won with plenty to spare and were the best in their respective races in which every favorite finished unplaced and practically beaten off at the end endThe The card was seductive the weather and track conditions perfect and fully 0000 turf devotees were present when the chief attraction the Spring Valley Handicap at six furlongs was decided This race was marked by the sensational defeat of the heavily backed favorite Centre Slfot which after three furlongs of forward contention dropped out suddenly and finished absolutely last pulling up in a Held of four and leaving Grace to come home alone with Clondlight which was boring out de ¬ spite Walshs efforts second and St Francis the onlv other starter third Walkers grand filly came ont of the race flecked with bright red patches of blood indicating a hemorrhage of the lungs and is in a serious condition It was generally con ¬ ceded however that the best liorse won and that the favorite at her best could not have beaten Grace G today at the weights weightsColonel Colonel Applegates midget apprentice A Walsh is beginning to be the real thing in the jockey line on the local track nd everything he rides has a big following Walshs record today was two wins one second one third and two unplaced out of six mounts mountsRet Ret tig very recently sprung Into prominence also piloted a brace of winners andven surpassed Walsh in his saddle successes successesDollie Dollie Dollars was disabled by a kick while at the post In the third race raceThe The horses in the Fleur de Lis Stable including Sngarmaid Early Tide and others will leave for Seattle tomorrow tomorrowTheir Their jockey M Buxton will rojnain until the end of the meeting and ride for Barney Schreiber The racers owned by Messrs M Buis J Tgiu and C Sanford will follow shortly shortlyII II G Bwlwell has repurchased the contract on the negro rider A Williams from B B Bice Jr JrSenator Senator Warner which was hamstrung when jumped upon during the running of the first race on Monday is thought to have been permanently disabled for racing purposes purposesDr Dr J S Gardner general manager of the Ar ¬ cadia track is spending a few days here and Is a daily visitor at Oakland OaklandApprentice Apprentice jockey Upton left for the east yester ¬ day to ride tho horses trained by W II Spence SpenceBoy Boy Carruthers will race Jocund Bannatyne and Qiiuon Whims at Seattle during the summer
